The Bhopal Marathon is an ordeal of pain- but measured in miles not years. For more than twenty eight years some of the poorest people on earth, sick, living on the edge of hunger, without funds, wealthy
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Congratulations to photographer Alex Masi for an ‘Honorable Mention’ in the UNICEF photo of the year for his ‘Bhopal Second Disaster’ photographic work. India: Yesterday’s disaster is today’s tragedy In December 1984, a gas tank exploded
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A couple of days ago myself and another volunteer went on motor bikes with two of the Chingari staff to visit children with severe eye problems with the intention of getting medical appointments for referrals to
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The Chingari Trust is a sanctuary for the Bhopal gas tragedy victims, many of whom are now children. The center was set up in 2006 by the 2004 Goldman Environmental Award winners Rashida Bee and Champa
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Avril Avril Meyler, a retired holistic practitioner from the UK, is currently volunteering at Sambhavna and Chingari in Bhopal. She is using her skills to massage the children with disabilities at Chingari. Avril is currently raising funds
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Last week vigils were held across Boston to commemorate 28th Anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Disaster. Members of the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal (ICJB), Boston chapter, organized a series of die-ins and protests across
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Shakir Ali Khan hospital is a state-run ‘gas hospital’ situated in central Bhopal. It is a bleak and depressing place and sums up the amount of help being given to gas victims by the national and
Inside a Bhopal ‘gas’ hospital Read More »
Using the Goldman Environmental award Champa Devi Shukla and Rashida Bee set up the Chingari Trust for rehabilitation of children born with various psychological and physical disabilities from exposure to toxic gas or contamination water in Bhopal. They
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On Friday the 30th November 2012 we held a concert to commemorate the 28th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster. The concert, held at Brighton Unitarian Church was a great success, with all tickets sold out.
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Turn Around Projects, a not-for-profit organization with the mission to create and maintain integrated arts projects, which promote reciprocal exchange in order to impact and strengthen communities. TAP evolved from staff and students at Brock University in Canada. The
Turn Around Projects: Back in Bhopal Read More »
On the 3rd of December 2012, the 28th anniversary of the world’s worst industrial disaster, many people around the world remembered those still suffering in Bhopal.
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On Monday the 3rd of December, the 28th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster, the Bhopal Medical Appeal were featured on the front page on the Hindustan Times for a social media campaign using facebook. The
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